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LOT 0186
Eastern Roman Gold Ring with Rock Crystal Gemstone of Asclepius the God of Medicine
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.14 grams, 26.16 mm overall, 18.96 x 17.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders enclosing a rectangular bezel, intaglio depicting a profile bearded bust wearing a laurel wreath; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx London gentleman's collection, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13128-249407.
For similar intaglio, see The British Museum, museum number 2006,1004.1.
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LOT 0186
Eastern Roman Gold Ring with Rock Crystal Gemstone of Asclepius the God of Medicine
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
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Roman Square Green Glass Flask
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £81
With dimple to the underside, squat square body and wide everted rim. 34.7 grams, 49 mm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
The object is certainly Late Roman in shape, although similar typologies did also exist in early Islamic glasswork. The bottle was probably blown into a flat mould to produce the ribs, then expanded and tooled to form the body. -
Roman Bronze Three-Dimensional Vessel Mount
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising a plaque of three conjoined lobes with segmented border; at the top, a loop with segmented rim; vignette with a nude male with shoulder-length hair embracing a taller bearded figure with kilt and mantle to left shoulder (Hercules?); below, a satyr with horns and goat's legs beset by hunting dogs. 286 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12865-241702.
Vessel mounts of this form are not a commonly recovered artefact type and the presence of two figures instead one is a very singular feature. We can suppose that the mount was attached to a vessel of large dimensions and of a certain importance. -
Roman Silver Duck Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
The bow formed as the arched body of the bird with looped head and beak; pin-lugs and pin to underside. 5.78 grams, 24 mm
Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
